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Background. The President appointed the Commission in May 2010 to draft a Vision and Plan 2030 for the country; The NPC is advisory body to cabinet ;

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  1. Background • The President appointed the Commission in May 2010 to draft a Vision and Plan 2030 for the country; • The NPC is advisory body to cabinet; • The NPC needs to convince the Country and Cabinet of its arguments through evidence-based, well-considered proposals, and ideas that are tested with the public and experts

  2. NPC • The mandate: Objective and Critical • Not accountable to the ANC • Commission of SA • Take a long-term view to planning; • Integrated and strategic plan

  3. Process • On 9 June 2011 NPC released a Diagnostic Document and Elements of a Vision Statement • Vision Statement entrenched in the values of the constitution • On 11 November the NPC released: • The Vision; and • The draft National Development Plan (NDP) to the country for consideration • Open for Dialogue

  4. Diagnostic

  5. Challenges/Opportunities • Achieve Equity and Prosperity • Get people into work; • Invest in the development of new infrastructure and maintenance of existing infrastructure; • Sustainable use of our natural resources; • Rectify the spatial divides; • Improve education outcomes and focus on innovation and technology development; • Deal with the high disease burden and the lack of resources (capital & human)

  6. Challenges/Opportunities • Improve the functioning and accountability in the public service; • Fight & Eradicate Corruption in the public and private sectors; • Heal the divisions of our communities • A number of proposals were made in addressing the challenges which should be viewed as opportunities

  7. Core Message

  8. Why the Discussion • Human activity is putting the earth under pressure; • Global warming will disrupt food production; • Poorer countries already face social collapse if they don’t fix the governance and management of their water resources; • Shortages of Fish stocks and phosphates for farming, • Ecological limit to the exploitation of the environment

  9. Sustainable Development • Land – agriculture and food production, mining, human settlements; • Air – Human & Ecological needs, carbon emissions ; • Water – Human & Ecological needs, mining, electricity generation, agriculture; • Mining– electricity generation, economic activity.

  10. Why the Nexus • Components of the nexus are dependent on & Impact on one other: • Energy is needed for water supply and treatment; • Land and Water is needed for food production; • Land and Water is needed for Energy production; • Energy drives all economic activities; and • Mining economy needs water and energy. • Require an integrated management approach

  11. Water- Energy- Food Nexus • This mega nexus has reference in the NDP • High Intensity of Natural Resource exploitation; • Climate Change Impacts; • Have necessitated the “Transition to a low carbon economy”. • The NPC Paradigm shift talks about Active Citizenry – we all have a role to play: • Citizens; • Business; and • Government.

  12. Citizens • “We do not inherit the earth from our parents but borrow it from our children and future generations” • We need new and innovative awareness campaigns • Mind-set shift; • Change behaviour; • Curb the wastage; • Manage current and prevent future Pollution

  13. Business • Business is led by citizens too; • Should be active in operating in a responsible manner that ensures sustainable use of our natural resources • Invest in newer and cleaner technologies • Agriculture; • Mining; and • Electricity generation.

  14. Agriculture • Uses the largest volume of water; • Pollution of soil from pesticides and fertilizer use; • Water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer use; • Business as usual CANNOT work!!!

  15. Mining • Employment creation and Economic activity; • Pollution of the soil & water resources, • Intensive use of electricity in mining and beneficiation activities; • Sustainable Development in Operations • Social and environmental impacts to communities; • Automation of mining • Realistic social benefit programmes; • Sustainable use of the water and energy;

  16. Electricity Generation • Underpins all economic activity; • Employment creation; • Use of old technologies “coal fired power plants” • Consume large volume of clean water for cooling; • Carbon emissions

  17. Government • Also made up of citizens; • Responsibility to redress (political); • Economic transformation; • Protect the poor and vulnerable of our society. • Safeguard the natural resources for current and future generations; • The provision of basic services; • The operation and maintenance of systems;

  18. Government • Responsibility to plan ahead of the danger; • Planning should be strategic and integrated; • Involve key stakeholders (different departments); • Assess the impact of one sector over another; • Monitoring and evaluation; • Review and refining of plans

  19. Government • Government has legislation and policy to implement; • Clouded by incoherence and mis-alignment of the mandate; • Corruption and lack of accountability; • The ideal funding model of capital projects • Integrated project execution; • Risk assessment; • Project management • Technical expertise • Economic Redress: BBBEE

  20. Challenges • Any government cycle is ideally 5 years to plan and execute; • A new government has new staff and new ideas; • Brings in new staff (capacity/skills deficit); • Unfinished business due to staff turnover; • Leave a legacy over a five year period; • Three phases and alignment • Silo approach of departments in executing on a “Sole Mandate”; • NPC mandate is to cut across all silos and guide programs over a 20 year horizon

  21. Challenges • Some of the sector planning were already on-going; • Review the plans for a long-term approach; • Revise or build on the plans; • New area in terms of the Climate change and Transition to a Low Carbon Economy • Climate change challenges

  22. Water • DWA – National WRS; • Focus on water resource management • Reviewed and is long-term in nature; • Any delays will result in water security issues; • Regional collaboration for source of water (Lesotho Highlands);

  23. Water • New Water Development • AMD treatment • Acknowledgement of historical liability (learn from it); • Enforce policy going forward • WWTW upgrade using cleaner and end of pipe technologies to ensure acceptable effluent quality; • Desalination • Mined out areas can be viewed as future dams • In light of the expected temperature increases – Climate Change

  24. Energy • IRP review and inputs; • Mix of inputs for electricity generation with an aim to reduce carbon footprint; • Renewable energy • Cleaner technologies; • Take into account water and land requirements

  25. Agriculture • Revival of irrigation schemes for agricultural produce (commercial and subsistence farming); • Collaboration with the region for agricultural produce space • Potential in employment creation

  26. NPC Proposals • Paradigm shift to a Capable Developmental State; • Put the right people in the right posts • Accountability and Fight Corruption • Active Citizenry • Education is the key to attaining economic transformation, equality and prosperity; • SA is full of poor and vulnerable people • Improvement of Education and Health Outcomes • Skilled human resource development that can respond to the economic requirements • Employment creation through Enterprise Development; (SMMEs) • BBBEE SMMEs procure from government

  27. NPC Proposals • Innovation , Technology and R&D; • Improved education outcomes of lecturers, teachers and learners • Bring in external people • Government department’s collaboration in Planning and Policy enforcement; • Role of the government spheres • Private Public Partnership • Infrastructure development must be integrated • Housing, water and energy unrests - service protests; • Risk assessment; • PPP – protection of the vulnerable and poor;

  28. NPC Proposals • Review of the National Funding Model • Prioritise projects and not departments’ competing • Review the allocation of projects/responsibilities to provincial/local govt. • Spatial Planning (urbanisation); • Rural Development – Agriculture as an instrument but there is a requirement for water security and links to markets; The role of mining in upgrading the surrounding communities (SLP) • Sustainable use of the natural resources • Social; • Economic; • Environmental benefits

  29. NPC Proposals • Mix of inputs for Electricity Generation- Smart Grid; • Renewable energy; • Biofuels; • Shale gas; and • Nuclear. • Regional Integration • Water source; • Agricultural produce space; • Hydropower;

  30. Way Forward • The public inputs into the plan are open until 11 May 2012; • Consolidation of inputs June; and • Presentation to cabinet for consideration in July. Email: comment@npconline.co.zaTelephone: 012 308 1791Post: Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001Fax: 0866835497Website: www.npc.co.zatwitter: @npcSAFacebook: The National Planning Commission

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